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Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win a best actor Oscar, has died at 94. The Hollywood star's death was confirmed to the BBC by the office of Fred Mitchell, the Bahamas' minister of...
Sidney Poitier KBE (/ ˈ p w ɑː t j eɪ / PWAH-tyay; [1] February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor . [ 2 ]
Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier, groundbreaking star of American movies, has died at the age of 94. His death was confirmed by the office of the prime minister of the Bahamas.
- Walter Ray Watson
Jan 7, 2022 · A towering role model for succeeding generations of Black actors, Poitier died Thursday at his home in Los Angeles, Latrae Rahming, the director of communications for the prime minister of Bahamas,...
- Dennis Mclellan
Jan 7, 2022 · Mr. Poitier, who died on Thursday night at his residence in Los Angeles at the age of 94, was the son of tomato farmers on Cat Island, a 150 square mile spindle of land with a population today...
Jan 7, 2022 · He was 94. Poitier died Thursday night at his home in Beverly Hills, a rep for his family told The Hollywood Reporter. Poitier was the first Black man to win an Academy Award for best actor...
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Jan 8, 2022 · Sidney Poitier has died at the age of 94. He appeared in groundbreaking films that include "A Raisin In The Sun" and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." And as NPR's Bob Mondello explains, he...
